The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-25
Has Louisiana But Two Men Fit To
Be Governor?

ChuCi VIC auofO "a ptiou VIC Aooot'
Democrat, staunch Democratic jour
nal, says: There are many good mel
on both sides, but there are also mer
in both factions who will debauch thu
dearest interests of the Democratic
party to accomplish their persona
ends; and the hard common sense o.
the people must be relied upon to con
vince the wire pullers that they will
judge justly and decide promptly all
questions that may arise during the
present campaign. The people Of
Louisiana must stand firm to the Dem
ocratic party, and demonstrate that ii
is still the party of the people, and
that the fallacy that the politicians
still rule the State, is a mistake of the
most glaring proportions. There are
many good men in the Democratic
party, who are not under the thumb Of
any political boss, and whose charac'
tiers are mathematical of every pure
and exalted sentiment of humanity,
whose every heart throb is responsive
to Christian sympathy, whose every
impulse is prompted by the feelings Of
uneontaminated patriotism, and in
whose every public action, virtue and
honor is the ruling motive. The peo-
pie should see to it that some such De-
mocrat receives the nomination, and
we believe that they will not be misled
and bewildered, and thus induced to
accept either of the above candidates,
unless they are convinced that the
best interests of the country will be
subserved thereby. The politicians
have "made the game" and by ridicule
are trying to deter any one else from
entering the field, bat if the people
will speak out, the wiley politicians
will see that their game is baked and
will quickly wheel into line, and CO.
operate with those whom they had
hoped to bewider and fool.
MIR. Powderly gives his views
concerning the last issue of the Jour-
nal Of United Labor as follows: The
watchword of the Knights of Labor is
universal cooperation. In it they see
the road leading to the solution of the
labor question, the abolition Of the
wage system, and the accumulation Of
capital by those who have thus far suf-
fered from its aggressions. For the
ideal of the cooperative movement is
the widest possible diffusion Of capital
to make it the servant and not the mas
ter of labor, and industrial co-opera
ton, as We understand it, means this
1t means organized self help by honest
labor and honest trade, the profits be
ing equitably divided among those
who create them, whether by work OF
hand or work of brain. It means be-
ing ones own master and working for
ones own interest. 1t means the reign
of the common people and the estab-
lishment of a real cooperative repub-
lie. The goal can never be reached
by the realization of the widest Soci-
alistic dreams, State ownership in two
of the factors in production-land and
capital-and virtually of the third
labor. That would sacrifice personal
liberty, while cooperation would add
to this liberty by applying true democ.
racy to industrial organization. MOI
will the selfish trade unionists idea oil
looking no further than the getting Of
the highest possible wages for himself
and his craft offer the means of escape
from harsh and helpless destiny
Our motto is "al! for each and each 70,
all; not "each for himself and the de.
vii take the hindmost." But the in.
dustrial millennium can not be had fol-
the asking and 'workingmen can not
have cooperation or any improved in.
dustrial system thrust upon them," as
DR.. Shaw in his Incorporation in a
Western city" we'll says. By self-heIp
and asking no odds we must mount
rhe ladder.
The following is an account of a
farmers meeting at Belair, Plaque
mines Parish, on the 18th: "The Pho
neer Agricultural Society of the Par
ish of Plaquemines met Sunday in
their hall. Owing to incessant rains
the attendance was not full, but as
large as one might expect under the
circumstances. :'rhe principal topic
discussed was the Irish potato, and
from the result of the report of the
committee on that culture and expert.
ence this season from our active far.
mers, many are induced to undertake